John Lewis honored at Georgia funeral
Civil rights icon John Lewis was laid to rest in Atlanta on Thursday, after an emotional funeral service attended by three former presidents. Michelle Miller takes a look at Lewis' final journey.
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Civil rights icon John Lewis was laid to rest in Atlanta on Thursday, after an emotional funeral service attended by three former presidents. Michelle Miller takes a look at Lewis' final journey.
A judge in Atlanta has set bond for the former police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks. Mark Strassmann reports.
At least a dozen states are pausing their next phase of reopening as infections surge. This comes as testing centers in hard hit areas are being overwhelmed and emergency services in cities like Houston are taxed to the limit. Janet Shamlian has the latest.
Controversy growing over Russian bounty intel; Pres. Trump to visit Mt. Rushmore for July 4th
Results coming in from Tuesday's primaries; Statues coming down across the country
Shakeups at Trump's reelection campaign; Twitter investigating massive hack on prominent accounts
On Tuesday, voters in Georgia were met with long lines and confusion at polling places as they tried to cast their ballots in the state's primary elections. Some are already warning the experience may be a preview of what's to come this November. Ed O'Keefe takes a look.
The three men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old black man who was shot and killed while jogging in Georgia, made their first appearance in court today. Omar Villafranca has the latest.
Researchers estimate that more than 272,000 Americans have recovered from the coronavirus. Every recovery is cause for celebration — but the case of Harold Jenkins of Albany, Georgia, deserves special mention. Mark Strassmann has his story.
Ahmaud Arbery was chased, shot and killed while running through his Georgia neighborhood in February. Now the man whose home Arbery entered shortly before he was killed says nothing was stolen. Omar Villafranca reports.
Georgia’s attorney general appointed a district attorney from the Atlanta area to take over the Ahmaud Arbery case after a father and son are changed with murder, more than 10 weeks after the killing. Omar Villafranca reports.
Georgia state investigators are reviewing additional footage from the neighborhood where Ahmaud Arbery was shot to death while jogging in February. On Friday, people marked what would have been Arbery's 26th birthday by jogging in white T-shirts. Omar Villafranca reports.
Without a federal mandate, each state is free to open as conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic dictate, leaving a number of them to fight a political battle as well. Georgia and Oklahoma are pushing forward with soft reopenings beginning Friday, despite not meeting federal guidelines. Florida will also open some beaches Friday. Meanwhile, Wisconsin saw its largest jump in cases since the pandemic began, possibly tied to an outbreak at a meatpacking plant. Mark Strassmann breaks down where some states stand in their fight against the coronavirus.
Georgia is preparing for a soft open Friday amid the coronavirus outbreak. Some businesses will be able to return to normal, but must will continue following social distancing and sanitary guidelines. Some local leaders, such as the mayor of Albany, Georgia, fear it's too early to begin opening the state. Mark Strassmann speaks to a Georgia business owner who is getting ready to reopen her doors.
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate and founder of nonprofit Fair Fight 2020 Stacey Abrams joins "CBS This Morning" to announce a new initiative to help the people hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Her plan is to give $1,000 to 100,000 households impacted by the virus. Abrams also reacts to Republican Governor Brian Kemp's decision to open some businesses in Georgia this week.
Some state and local officials across the U.S. are asking President Trump to impose a national stay-at-home order. Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker said his state has "exhausted every avenue available" and labeled the lack of a national order as a "profound failure" of the federal government. The governors of Georgia and Texas have come under fire for their late actions, with medical experts using them as further examples that a federal mandate is necessary. Ed O'Keefe looks at the disparity around the country as governors of different states handle the crisis in varying ways.
The pandemic is spreading rapidly in the South and hospitals are becoming overwhelmed. Louisiana, Florida and Georgia are seeing an alarming rise in those infected by COVID-19. Health officials say large public events like spring break and Mardi Gras are partly to blame. Omar Vilafranca reports.
Jury selection in the Ahmaud Arbery case is now underway, and could take weeks. Three men have been charged with murder in the killing of Arbery, which was caught on video. Omar Villafranca has the details.
Jury selection has begun in the Ahmaud Arbery case. Three White men are accused of killing the 25-year-old Black man in 2020. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael and William Bryan, who filmed the deadly shooting, have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joined CBSN from Brunswick, Georgia, to discuss.
In Georgia, jury selection begins Monday for the trial of three white men charged with shooting and killing 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man. Arbery was killed on February 23, 2020 while jogging. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Georgia Republican Herschel Walker's campaign said the swastika was "clearly an anti-mandatory vaccination graphic."
Fulton County is Georgia's most populous county.
Authorities say Dylan Harrison was ambushed and gunned down in retaliation for the arrest hours earlier of an associate of the man they say shot Harrison.
As their kids contract COVID-19, parents in Cobb County are frustrated that the school district does not have a mask mandate. Mark Strassmann shares more.
Former President Trump returned to the campaign stage in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday on behalf of several Republican candidates running in statewide elections next year. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on how Mr. Trump is deepening the divide among the state's Republican party.